Areej Kaoud’s art practice investigates emergency provisions through data accumulation, performance art, painting, writing and voice recordings. Her projects are layered and articulate the distances between anxiety, preparedness and the humor which takes place in preparing for non-immediate anticipated threats. Kaoud will speak about recent works in relation to the subject matter she has been exploring at ISCP, leading up to her current residency project Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Right Body, 2017. Her presentation will include a short performance demonstrating her interest in easing a state of anxiety by training to increase personal and psychological durability through vocal play.

Lukáš Machalický’s art installations can be read as essays that thematically cover, or wordlessly comment, on diverse social phenomena without confronting the viewer with a thesis. His works always have formal or architectural concerns; deviations, volatility, ambiguity and system failure all play a key role in his art. During his presentation, Machalický will speak about his previous and current work, as well as SPZ Gallery in Prague, which he co-founded in 2011.